Measuring device



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Nov. 1, 1927. 1,647,556

O. D`. BANG MEASURING DEVICE Filed May 17, 1924 2 sheets-sheet 2 ATToRNEYS.

Patented Nov. 1, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT rr ce.

OTTO D. BANG, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

MEASURING DEVICE.

Application led May 17, 1924. Serial No. 713,959,

.This invention relates broadly to measuring devices, and more specifically to `a device which may be used tor a variety ot purposes such as tor instance the making 'ot krant.

In the manufacture of krant, commonly Y as shredded cabbage at a determined rate,V

so that the same may Vbe conveniently worked. y

The invention has for a further object the provision ot a machine which is simple in Y construct-ion, compact, which operates rapidly, has few parts to get out ot order, and which is generally superior in point of relative simplicity, taken in conjunction with facility and ease ot operation.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel `and useful provision, formation, construction, `association and relative arrangement of parts, members and features, all as shown in cnr tain of its embodiments in the accompanying drawings, described generally, and more particularly pointed out in the claims:

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a `top plan view, partly tragmentary, showing the improved measuring device mounted on wheels above drums;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary sideielevation, on an enlarged scale, partsbeing sectioned, of the improved measuring device;

Figur-e 3 is a View `taken on the line 3-3 oFignre 2, and partly in section, showin-g a releasing means or a drum member oifthe measuring device; f

Figure l illustrates further details ot releasing means tor the drum; l l

Figure' is a partial :fragmentary view of the measuring device, being annelevation'on the side opposite the elevation shown in Figure 2;

Figure 6 isa view similar to Figure 8, and

showinga second position oat a portion of the Figure 7 is a fragmentary partial plan view looking in the direction ot' the arrow 7 in Figure 5. y

Corresponding parts in all the figures are Idesignated by the same reference characters.

Referring with particularity to the drawings, the improved'measuring device is designated as an entirety and in one embodiment by A, oit which a is a trame or carriage member adaptedin the embodiment shownto be mounted upon wheels l, which wheels may if desired ride on a track-way 2. In theshowing of Figure 1 the trackway is located above certain drums', which drums are adapted to receive material delivered to the same by the device A. As stated 4in thepreamble, when this device is usedr in the manufacture of sauer krant men are placed in the individual drums, the drums w may be in spaced pairs as shown at 3 and 4i, and a measured quantity of the cut cabbage is delivered first to one drum Vand then to the other drum, so that the men within such drums will have plenty of time to salt such cabbage to properly form sauer krant. The device A in addition to including the trame member a mounted on wheels as atoresaid-- includes a member Z) inthe .iorm of a drum, in that it has vend members 5 and 6, with the drum mounted on an axle or shaft 7,which axle or shaft is suitably carried in bearings 8 supported on the vmembers, 9 and l() ot the trame member a. It is tobe noted that the members y9 and lO oiA the frame memberare in turn mounted upon further-meinbers 11 and 1.2 of such frame member considered an entirety. The drum b is provided with bin members c and CZ, which bin members are diametrically disposed within such drum.

and it will be notedthat the bins `are curved so as Yto suitably containand hold material received within `the same and between the ends 5 and 6 ot the drum.V In addition .a Vdiametric spacer or partition @is provided within the drum member. Thus, any material lreceived within., say, the bin c, will be received between one-halt of the partition e, and such'bin, as well as the ends ot the drum. The trame member .a is provided with uprights 18 and 14, upon which are mounted cross pieces 15 and 16,' and such up rights and cross-pieces support immediately above the drum member a hopper rllhis hopper is so formed as to have the delivery chute portion shown yat 17 deliver .material to one bin at a time, thatrin Figure 2 showing that the hopper is in a position to dethrough the meniumoi" a shaft 23, there ing a frame member 24 associatedwith the cross-pieces l and l@ ot the 'iframe a supporting such motor and associated elements. Thus in actual operation an operator would stand upon a suitable platform,

and when the motor is in operation, the spiral knives will be turningv rapidly and a commodity such as cabbage held against such spiral knives would be shredded and delivered by the hopper f to one or the other of the bins c or EZ. lt is noted that the hopper f is annularly termed at the portion 25 wh-ere it encloses the periphery oi the knives 18. Located immediately below the drum o and partially surrounding; the same and carried by the cross-pieces 9 and l0, a delivery hopper t. rs shown. tris delivery hopper is provided at its lower end with breech poitions 2G 27. with a damper member 28 located intermediatesuch breech portions. This damper member is adapted to be moved back and toi-th so as to -either open one breech portion and close the other, or vice versa, so that the material received and delivered Jfrom the bins will be alternately delivered rst through one de livery `breech and then through the other. The end V5 of the drum b is provided with a projecting member 29 which is adapted to Contact with damper actuating; means j and which means comprises a shaft 30 pro vided with projections 3l and which shaft is carried in a suitable bearing member 33 associated with one ot the 'traine members, the lower end ot suchv shaft carrying` a beveled gear 34 adapted to mesh with beveled gear 35 mounted on the shattBG, carried on a member 37 between the breech portions 26 and 27. The projections 3l and 32 are so related that a partial t or movement thereof will cause the damper to move from a position closing' one breech to a. position closingthe opposite breech. Thus in the showing ot Figure 5 the projecting member 29 would Contact Ywith the projectionBl of the shatt- 30 and move damper 28 from the dotted position of said figure so as to close the opposite breec1 and when the drum had rotated 180 d it would contact with the second projeetiin 32 and move the damper back to the position shown in the dotted lines ot Figure 5.

-This movement occurs quite quickly and after the drum has made a few degrees oity rotation.

I have provided releasing` means 7c for theV ydrum b, so that measured quantities ot niasuch bin, the bin will be allowed to rotate to bring,` the bin d in position. The turning of the drum b is so rapid as to allow few pounds over the desired amount to be received in a bin beiiore the drum rotates. The releasing` means likewise includes means m for. releasingY the 'di-um, and which means is associated with the arm 40. The arm 40 is Y-shaped, as best shown in Figures 3 and 4 at 42 and 43, and the part 43 is of lgreater length than the part 42, the part 42 being an extension of the part 43 forming the Y. The two portions oi such arms 42 and 43 are carried on the shaft 7, as has been described. The means m for releasing the drum 7o includes a bolt 44 passed through aligned openings in the members 42 and 43 of the'arm 40, and a coiledvspring` 45 surrounds such bolt and bears against a surface of tlie'member 42 and 'a` collar 46 carried by the bolt 44. Likewise formed on the arm 40 and particularly the member 43 thereof, are p K bored studs or journal members V47 and 48 within which is carried ak rod 49.V This rod is provided at one end with an extension 50,

slotted as shown atl 5l. This extension 50 is f adapted to be received between the collar -llu 46 andthe member 43 ot the arm V40, thebolt 44 being" passed through the slot 5l of the extension 50. It is thus evident that a given movement of the extension 50 will cause the saine to the collar and retract the bolt from the position shown in Figure 3 to vided immediately adjacent such catches spring members 57 Vand 58, the purpose Yof such spring members being` to overcome shock of the bolt 44 engaging the catches either or 56 when the drinn is rotated and I rality of parallel drum members Z), an operlll using the showing of `Figure 2. If we assume that l() pounds of shredded cabbage is t0 be received within the bin c before the drum is allowed to rotate, weights 4l to the amount of 150 pounds are associated with the arm '.1 40. When the amount of material received within the bin c reaches approximately 150 pounds, the arm will start to lift the weights 4l and in so doingkthe` arm 49 constituting a port-ion of the releasing means will tend to twist slightly and be revolved and in doing so move its extension contacting with the collar 46 associated with the bolt 44 and retract the bolt from the catch 55, from the showing of Figure 3, to the ff showing of Figure 4 or Figure 6 which shows th-e arm 40 in a raised position. The moment this occurs the drum will be rotated in the direction of the arrow shown on the end 6 of Figure 2, and immediately upon the starting of such rotation the member 29 will contact with the end 31 and turn thedamper 2S so that the contents of such bin c will be delivered through the breech 26 of the hopper iz, and to one of the drums Z). The drum will continue to rotate very rapidly and the arm 40 will vbe returned to the neutral position such as shown in Figure 2 which will of course release the bolt 44 so that it will contact with the member 58, slowing the rotation of such drum, whereupon the bolt 44 may engage the catch 56 and stop all rotation of the drum. The bin d will then be in position to receive material until a given weight has filled such bin, whereupon the drum will start to rotate and the damper 28 willbe turned to the position shown in Figure 2 and the contents of such b in delivered through the breech 27. It is thus possible to time movement of the drums in step with the amount of commodity that the operators within the drums t may conveniently handle to the best advantage.

Attention is directed to the fan brake shown in Figure l at 60, and which fan brake may consist of a flat plate 6l mounted on a shaft'62, an end of which shaft carries a friction disk 63 adapted to bear against an end of. the drum Z9. This fan brake acts to slow the action when the drum and the bins associated therewith are revolved. This is a further aid in stopping movement of the bins and positioning the bins, in addition to the positive stop shown in Figures 3 and 6. It is of course obviousl that I could provide a form of brake mechanism on the 'shaft 7 and control the movement of the drum by such brake mechanism.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications and variations may be made in practicing the invention, in departure vfrom the particular showing, without departing from the true spirit thereof.

I-Iaving thus disclosed my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent:V v y l. In a device of the character disclosed, a feeding hopper, adelivery hopper, two bin members, one of such bins being in position to receive a commodity from the feeding hopper` Jtobe delivered to the delivery hopper, means to enable such bin to be moved under the influence of a given weight of material received thereon to position the second bin between such feeding hopper and delivery hopper; means including a weighi' mg arm adapted to hold weights, and a bolt member carried by such arm, and a catch member carried by a..bin and adapted to engage suchbolt to hold the bin in position until the weights on said arm are over-balanced by the weight of the material in a bin. 2. In a device of the character disclosed, a feeding hopper, a delivery hopper, two bin members, one of such bins being in position to receive a commodity from the feeding hopper to be delivered to the delivery hopper, means to enable such bin to be moved under the iniiuence of a given weight of material received thereon to position the second bin between such feeding hopper and delivery hopper; means including a weighing arm adapted to hold weights, and a bolt member carried by such arm, and a catch member carried by a bin and adapted to engage such bolt to hold` the bin in position; there being a second arm adapted to retract such bolt to permit movement of the rst bin to position the second bin when the first bin has received a given weight of material in approximate accordance with the weights on the weighing arm.

3. In a device` of the character disclosed, a feeding hopper, a delivery hopper, two bin members, one of such bins being in position to receive acommodity from the feeding,

hopper to be delivered to the delivery hopper, means to enable such bin` to be moved l under the influence of a given weight of material received thereon to'y position the second bin between such feeding hopper and delivery hopper, means for holding each bin in position until the material therein reaches a certain weight; said delivery hopper being provid-ed with breech portions and a damper and means for operating said damper for segregating such bree'ch'portions in accord ance with movement of the bins.

4; In a device of the character disclosed, a rotatable drum provided with two bin portions, a feed hopper above said drum, and a delivery hopper beneath the said drum, there being means within said deliveryy vhopper whereby a `commodity received therein may be directed therefrom in one or theother of two paths, and means between the said druml "3") two paths', and means between the said drinn andthe first named means whereby movement of the drum actuates the irst' nzuned means; in combination with means normally preventing rotation of the drum until :L given weight of commodity has been received on one of the bins of said drum.

vIn testimony whereof, I have signed my naine to this specification.

OTTO D. BANG. 

